Preparing
for the Storm
There is a
hurricane brewing in the tropics.
To those of
us who live in Florida this should be an expected occurrence since we actually
have a time designated as “hurricane season”.
I was filled
with a bit of wonder when I heard several of my friends talk about preparing for
the hurricane as if this was a surprise!
There are
lists of things recommended for this time of the year; ways to secure our
homes, recommended emergency supplies including water and non-perishables, etc.
Agencies give free seminars and pass out free booklets. Homeowner associations
list local shelters and encourage preparedness, and yet there are always those
who will be unprepared.
Matthew
25:1-13 King James Version (KJV)
25 Then
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five
were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made,
Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not
so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that
sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the
bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and
the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I
say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Some of us
will be as poorly prepared for the return of Our Lord and Savior as we are for
the storms of the world despite the fact that the gospels give us all of the information,
we need to be ready.
We have been
told how to secure our hearts. We already have the Greatest Commandments and
the Great Commission. You have given us parables and words of wisdom to light
our paths through life.
We have been
given the shelter and guidance of the Holy Spirit. We have been given the words
of the Prophets. Yet we wait in a state of unpreparedness for the knock at the
door of our lives when there will be no time to fill our lamps!
Father God,
I pray that You open our eyes and our hearts to Your gift of salvation. Please
give us listening ears to hear and obey Your Word. Thank You for all that You
are in our lives.
My friends…
May God
Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
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